Chapter 132: Translate, Translate: What Does

In this day and age when Telecommunications Fraud is rampant, perhaps there are still many people who get scammed.

But likewise, because of all kinds of publicity, there is no shortage of people who maintain a high level of vigilance against things like text messages and emails.

Fang Xiaotong is, of course, one of them.

Regarding this inexplicable text message, although she felt the other party seemed legitimate, she did not actually click on it.

Because just after enrolling in university, comrades from the Public Security Department conducted anti-fraud publicity; don't misunderstand, the university student demographic has always been a high-risk group for Telecommunications Fraud...

It is not because university students are stupid or anything—those who can get into university cannot possibly be stupid—it is mainly because this demographic is very special.

One of their feet has already stepped into society, but the other foot remains on campus; they do not need to earn their own money, yet they have a portion of money in their hands that they can spend at their own discretion.

Many parents like to give their children a semester's worth of money all at once, and they rarely refuse their children's requests for money over the phone.

It was just that Fang Xiaotong received a call.

"What? You say you are from the Jingzhou City Guangming District Court, and I have been sued by someone? What kind of joke are you making? How could I be a Defendant for no reason!"

"You damn scammer!"

After saying this, Fang Xiaotong hung up the phone directly; impersonating Court personnel to commit fraud—this trick is already outdated.

It was just that the other party was actually able to state her name and ID number directly, which made Fang Xiaotong feel a bit surprised.

But it was only a bit. It was not as if she hadn't heard of such cases in the past.

Nowadays, heaven knows when people's identity information has all been leaked, so it is not strange at all that the other party knows this information.

However, it was a bit surprising that the National Anti-Fraud Center APP on her phone did not give a notification.

Fang Xiaotong felt it was normal to think this was a scam, because she believed she hadn't done anything; how could she become a Defendant for no reason?

"What's wrong, Xiaotong?"

Perhaps because Fang Xiaotong's voice was a bit loud, the other roommates in the dormitory asked with some curiosity.

"Nothing, a scam call. They actually knew my identity information, said they were from the Court, and even said I had become a Defendant."

"Haha, Xiaotong, why did you hang up so fast? You should have played with him! You see, aren't there often people on the internet who tease scam callers?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Xiaotong immediately laughed: "Eh, that's right, but I've already hung up the phone, and it's not good to call back now..."

As it turned out, before anything else could happen, the phone rang again. Fang Xiaotong glanced at it and immediately became interested.

"Eh, eh, eh, everyone be quiet, it's still that same scam call from before!"

"Pick it up, hurry and pick it up, I'll record a video for you, haha!"

The roommate beside her hurriedly took out her phone and laughed.

Once everything was ready, Fang Xiaotong answered the call and immediately turned on the speakerphone.

"Ms. Fang, please don't hang up yet. I am not a scammer; I am indeed from the Guangming District People's Court."

Fang Xiaotong looked at her roommates and then said: "You say you are from the Court, how can you prove it?"

"We are in a society ruled by law now; one must provide evidence when speaking."

The person on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, as if they had never heard such words before.

But soon, they still said: "Ms. Fang, your video account 'Tongtong is the Cutest' stole videos from Bilibili Up Master 'A Yi', and you are currently being sued by Up Master 'A Yi' at the Guangming District People's Court."

"You can click the link to view the Copy of the Complaint, Summons, and other evidentiary materials according to the prompts."

"If you have any doubts about my identity, you can call the police to verify. Thank you for taking the call. Is there anything else you do not understand?"

Ah, this...

Fang Xiaotong was completely stunned. She never expected that the person on the other end not only knew her personal information but also knew her information on the video website.

It was just that, upon hearing that "Tongtong is the Cutest" part, Fang Xiaotong's face turned bright red all of a sudden.

With several roommates watching and the speakerphone still on, Fang Xiaotong felt that the Earth was no longer a suitable place for her.

And upon hearing the end, Fang Xiaotong fell silent.

Real scammers will emphasize one thing in various ways: do not disclose the content of the call, and most importantly, do not call the police.

They often use tactics like "you will have big trouble if you call the police" to scare people.

But the words from the other side actually encouraged her to go to the police to collect evidence, and she had indeed "reposted" that "A Yi's" videos before.

This made Fang Xiaotong inexplicably feel that it seemed like it might be real...

After hanging up the phone, Fang Xiaotong looked at her roommates and hesitated: "Should I call the police and ask?"

The roommates looked at each other; they could also feel that it didn't seem like a scam this time. So, their roommate really got sued just for reposting a few videos?

Without saying a word, she called the police. After explaining the situation clearly, it didn't take long to receive a reply.

"Comrade Police, do you mean..."

"Yes, that's correct, Student Fang. The other party is indeed the Guangming District People's Court; it is not a scam."

"Ah, okay, okay, thank you..."

After hanging up the phone, Fang Xiaotong had a look of disbelief. Becoming a Defendant for no reason—this feeling made the student in the ivory tower feel as if she were dreaming.

The other roommates also didn't know what to say.

Because a while ago, when that video Up Master "A Yi" released a video saying "Do not say that you were not warned," their dormitory had all held a mocking attitude.

At the time, someone even joked that Xiaotong had also stolen videos, but it was only a few, and the money earned was less than one thousand yuan.

If it really was "Do not say that you were not warned," then they would have to go after Xiaotong too.

After finishing the joke, everyone never took the matter to heart again, and Fang Xiaotong didn't pay any attention to it at all.

Because it felt unreal, just like someone scolding people on the internet and suddenly being charged with Picking Quarrels and Provoking Trouble.

Until today...

Thinking of that video from before, Fang Xiaotong came back to her senses; that Up Master, he is playing for real!

The same reaction appeared in every part of the country.

Although there was still a portion of people who did not believe it, at the very least, most people had already confirmed the authenticity.

In fact, it is very simple; just dial the anti-fraud center hotline to determine whether it is a scammer.

Consequently, in a certain county, a middle school student was directly treated to a "bamboo shoot stir-fried with meat" (a beating), because their account was registered using their father's mobile number.

Then, their father inexplicably became the Defendant.

Actually, simply becoming a Defendant didn't seem like much, but the main thing was that his father saw in the Indictment that his account name was "Love Licking Black Silk."

Then his father exploded on the spot.

While being beaten, the middle school student was stunned amidst their screams—they had actually been sued!

They were actually sued; many people feel it is unreal after being sued, thinking, "We just reposted your video, and we didn't even make much money, is it really worth it?"

Unfortunately, no matter how unhappy you are, you have now become a Defendant; after the Court serves the documents, whether you come or not is your business.

In the case of complete evidence, if you do not come, a default judgment will naturally be rendered, and if you are not present and have no representative, the judgment will naturally be unfavorable to you.

However, for such cases, the Civil Division No. 2 still focuses primarily on Mediation.

Because for many people, Zhou Yi's demands are only to take down the videos and issue a public apology; only those who made money will be required to return the illegal gains.

Thus, the Court staff will directly contact the Defendant via telephone; if they are willing to accept Mediation and Zhou Yi also agrees, a Mediation Agreement can be drawn up.

This is also very normal; after all, your demand is just that, and since the other party has already accepted this demand, you don't need to force the Court to pass judgment again.

Zhou Yi had no objections.

Time: Tuesday morning; Location: Guangming District People's Court.

The presiding judge in front of him smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, apart from the thirteen people who still haven't been served, those who were asked to take down videos and issue public apologies have basically all agreed to the requirements."

"And among the twenty-one people who were asked to take down videos, issue public apologies, and return illegal gains, fifteen have agreed to Mediation and to return the illegal gains."

Zhou Yi nodded and said, "Then what about the remaining people? They don't agree to Mediation; are they trying to go to court?"

The presiding judge shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. They don't agree to Mediation, but they might not come to court either, though that doesn't matter."

This indeed doesn't matter; whether they come or not is irrelevant. If the judgment comes out and you don't execute it, then look up the "Crime of Refusal to Execute Judgment or Ruling."

Zhou Yi did not speak, but just looked at Lawyer Fang.

Lawyer Fang, who was beside him, immediately spoke up: "Judge Li, there is one more thing. Your Court must make it clear to those people that they must publicly apologize on their accounts; this is mandatory!"

"The apology needs to be maintained for seven days, and the account cannot be deleted within those seven days."

This is also a drawback of handling cases online; people just think, "Anyway, it's just an apology, I'll delete the account, I won't play anymore, is that okay?"

The answer is no!

If you said in the Mediation Agreement that you agreed to the other party's demands, then you must fulfill them.

A Mediation Agreement produced by the Court, once signed by both parties, has the same legal effect as a judgment.

"That's no problem, we will definitely communicate this clearly."

It must be made clear to them that deleting the account and running away won't work; let's see if you'd rather pay money or issue a public apology when the time comes.

Signing the Mediation Agreement one by one—the current procedure, although many things can be done via the internet, still requires some things to be on paper and sent by courier.

It takes time to go back and forth, but if you want Legal Aid, you must wait.

Once everything was communicated, Zhou Yi and Lawyer Fang left the Court and went straight to the Lao Difang coffee shop.

Lawyer Fang's old habit: after sitting down, he first has a cup of coffee with extra ingredients, and only after he is satisfied does he start talking about business.

"How do you feel now? Do you feel it's not worth it?"

"We ran between the Imperial Capital and Modu, collected evidence, and spent so much money, but the result is that most of it is just Mediation."

Zhou Yi, of course, would not say that what he was doing was "wool-gathering" from the system.

No matter how much money the other party pays, it is a profit for him!

But on the surface, Zhou Yi just smiled and said, "Lawyer Fang, there's no need to say that now. For me, after having such an experience, at least those people on the internet won't think about stealing my videos again."

"Even if they do steal, they'll have to think about whether it's worth it beforehand."

That is indeed true. Lawyer Fang revealed a smile; this was the reason he ran around for Zhou Yi to handle this matter.

Never mind how much money was made; just for this matter, if it were another lawyer, it would be impossible to handle it so smoothly!

Any random issue in the middle could drag you on for a long time.

It's just... Zhou Yi thought for a moment and still said, "Lawyer Fang, for those who only apologized and took down the videos, will they commit the offense again?"

This is a point that is easy to think of.

Look, even if you, Mr. Zhou, are awesome, no matter how serious you are, I'll just issue an apology.

After the apology is done, I'll delete my account, then create a new one, and I'll continue stealing.

I don't even want to make money; I just want to disgust you.

Don't find it strange; such people exist, and there are many of them.

Lawyer Fang sipped his coffee and smiled: "Let me tell you, don't worry. Let them steal; you just need to file a Lawsuit once for every time they steal."

Huh? A look of confusion appeared on Zhou Yi's face.

This is not Lawyer Fang's usual way of doing things; steal once, sue once, and then the other party apologizes once?

If he really did that, he would probably become a laughingstock on the internet.

That would no longer be being serious; that would be being obsessed. Clearly, it has no effect, but he keeps doing it—isn't that just being obsessed?

"I told you to read more books. Let them steal; two Lawsuits, two apologies. By the third time, you won't need to file a Lawsuit."

Putting down the coffee, a strange light appeared in Lawyer Fang's eyes: "By then, you can choose to call the police!"

Huh? Call the police?

"The Crime of Infringing Intellectual Property includes a provision for 'other serious circumstances'..."

Lawyer Fang did not say much more and remained in his usual "riddle-maker" style, but Zhou Yi was soon at ease.

He shouldn't have worried about this; with Lawyer Fang's personality of thinking about sending people to prison every day, it seems he is not the one who should be worried.

After the discussion, both sides returned to their respective homes.

Time was passing, and after the last meeting, Wu Tao already knew the reason for his imprisonment.

It was that Up Master "A Yi".

He thought of how the other party seemed to have looked for him before, and thought of that "do not say I did not warn you".

At the time, Wu Tao even found it laughable; I was just reposting a few of your videos to earn some money.

"Do not say I did not warn you," what the hell was that about.

As it turned out, he did not expect the retribution to come so quickly.

Wang Daoren put down his phone; this was the third time he had contacted Zhou Yi.

But unfortunately, no agreement of any kind was reached.

Truth be told, it was still Wu Tao's parents who were always calculating something.

Originally, he and Wu Tao's parents had agreed on double the compensation, but then they turned around and disagreed.

They felt the compensation was too much and wanted to see if the other party could lower it a bit.

This left Wang Daoren feeling bewildered; was this something one could bargain over?

Come to think of it, it was true that some people did bargain in these kinds of cases, such as a certain Miss Maserati.

You, the victim, have no money, but you, the victim, are still lying in the intensive care unit needing money for treatment, so I can give you money, but you must issue a Letter of Forgiveness.

But how could they bargain here when that Zhou Yi on the other side was not short on money at all!

He inexplicably felt very tired in his heart.

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(End of this chapter)